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100058

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date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, which suggests child poverty reduction targets will not be met, what steps they will take to ensure that those targets are met.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL2264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We remain committed to our goal of ending child poverty by 2020.</p><p>The ‘2014-17 Child Poverty Strategy’, published in June this year, outlines our plans to tackle the root causes of poverty, by:</p><ol><li>Raising the incomes of poor children’s families by helping them get into work and making work pay.</li><li>Supporting the living standards of low-income families.</li><li>Raising educational outcomes of poor children.</li></ol><p>Work remains the best route out of poverty. That is why the Government is introducing Universal Credit which will lift around 300,000 children out of poverty due to increased entitlements. This Government is also focused on breaking the cycle of poor children going on to become poor adults. That is why the Government has introduced policies - such as the pupil premium, worth £2.5 billion in 2014-15, to support poor children to reach their full potential and close the attainment gap between them and their more advantaged peers.</p><p>The Government will publish a response to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission Report in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 27/10/2014 17:32:36 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

99792

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Woking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) house buyers and (b) first-time buyers have been supported under the Government's Help to Buy scheme in Woking constituency.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting people’s aspirations to own their own home.</p><p> </p><p>Over 50,000 households have been supported by the Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee and Equity Loan schemes and around 80% of these are first-time buyers. The Department does not collect data on the number of first time buyers supported by Help to Buy: NewBuy. The Department does not publish data on the number of first-time buyers supported by the Help to Buy schemes at local authority or constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>Data at constituency level is only available for the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of Help to Buy sales at local authority and postcode level are published in the Open Data Communities portal for Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee and Help to Buy: Equity Loan, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://opendatacommunities.org/def/concept/folders/themes/housing-market" target="_blank">http://opendatacommunities.org/def/concept/folders/themes/housing-market</a></p><p> </p><p>Statistics on Help to Buy: NewBuy sales at local authority level are published on the Department’s website, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/help-to-buy-equity-loan-and-newbuy-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/help-to-buy-equity-loan-and-newbuy-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The table below breaks down the total Help to Buy: Mortgage Guarantee and Equity Loan sales in Woking and Guildford local authority areas:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Mortgage Guarantee</p><p>(to 30 June 2014)</p></td><td><p>Equity Loan</p><p>(to 31 August 2014)</p></td><td><p>NewBuy</p><p>(to 30 June 2014)</p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woking</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guildford</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/10/2014 17:11:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

99814

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animals: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of animals exported (a) to the EU and (b) to countries outside the EU in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Exports of Live Animals (in thousand head) from the UK to other EU Countries, 2009 to 2014</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>(thousand head)</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Livestock Type</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pure bred breeding cattle</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-pure bred breeding cattle</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pure bred breeding pigs</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-pure bred breeding pigs</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheep</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poultry &lt;=185 grams</p></td><td><p>21,868</p></td><td><p>23,710</p></td><td><p>18,192</p></td><td><p>24,031</p></td><td><p>15,187</p></td><td><p>6,310</p></td><td><p>109,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poultry &gt; 185 grams</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>2,283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horses, asses and mules</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goats</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other animals</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>22,058</p></td><td><p>24,362</p></td><td><p>18,992</p></td><td><p>24,780</p></td><td><p>15,537</p></td><td><p>6,478</p></td><td><p>112,207</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ó Crown Copyright</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Source: HM Revenue and Customs</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Analysis &amp; Evidence Team, DEFRA</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014 data are subject to amendments</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EU data based on EU 28</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Please note these figures are obtained using VAT records and will exclude some EU trade </strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>for businesses which are below the VAT threshold. As a result, actual trade levels </strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>may be higher than those given.</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore, care is </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>needed when interpreting the data.</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notation:</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>0 = quantity less than half the unit shown</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Empty cells are nil values</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Exports from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland make up a significant proportion of the live</p><p>exports to the EU, accounting for around 90% of live UK sheep exports to the EU and 40% of live UK poultry exports to the EU.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Exports of Live Animals (in thousand head) from the UK to Non-EU Countries, 2009 to 2014</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>(thousand head)</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Livestock Type</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pure bred breeding cattle</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-pure bred breeding cattle</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pure bred breeding pigs</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-pure bred breeding pigs</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheep</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poultry &lt;=185 grams</p></td><td><p>3,483</p></td><td><p>7,081</p></td><td><p>7,333</p></td><td><p>7,039</p></td><td><p>6,721</p></td><td><p>3,969</p></td><td><p>35,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poultry &gt; 185 grams</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horses, asses and mules</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goats</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other animals</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>3,494</p></td><td><p>7,088</p></td><td><p>7,342</p></td><td><p>7,047</p></td><td><p>6,729</p></td><td><p>3,974</p></td><td><p>35,673</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ó Crown Copyright</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Source: HM Revenue and Customs</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Analysis &amp; Evidence Team, DEFRA</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014 data are subject to amendments</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore, care is </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>needed when interpreting the data.</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notation:</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>0 = quantity less than half the unit shown</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Empty cells are nil values</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/10/2014 17:09:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

99821

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Industry Act 1991
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2014 to Question 209943, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that contraventions of the Water Industry Act 1991 are being detected.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Drinking Water Inspectorate, Environment Agency and Ofwat (Water Services Regulation Authority) are responsible for ensuring that contraventions of the Water Industry Act 1991 are detected. In discharging their functions they undertake inspections, check compliance, review plans and reports, investigate incidents and act upon their findings. Each organisation publishes details annually of the action they have taken.</p><p>Further to their powers within the Water Industry Act 1991 the Environment Agency and Ofwat are Prescribed Persons on The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014 (SI No. 2418) with regard to whistle blowing.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 27/10/2014 17:12:32 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

99825

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Japanese Knotweed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what current legislative proposals there are for the better control of Japanese knotweed.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	211038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Japanese knotweed is listed on Schedule 9 and subject to Section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it an offence to plant this species in the wild or cause it to grow in the wild.</p><p>Section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 provides local authorities with a discretionary power to require the landowner to clean up 'land adversely affecting the amenity of the neighbourhood’. Local authorities also have the power to undertake clean-up works themselves under Section 215 and to recover costs from the landowner. However, the decision whether to take action in individual cases is a matter for the local authority concerned, which will need to take into account all the local circumstances.</p><p>Since 20 October, local councils and police have the power to issue Community Protection Notices (CPNs) under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. CPNs can be used against individuals or businesses who are acting unreasonably and who persistently or continually act in a way that has a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality. If this test is met then a written warning should be given. If this warning fails to stop the anti-social behaviour then a CPN may be issued. This will require an individual or business to stop the anti-social behaviour identified in the notice, for example to control or prevent the growth of Japanese knotweed or any other invasive species. A breach of a CPN is a criminal offence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 27/10/2014 17:15:33 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

99826

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Japanese Knotweed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the property and mortgage industries regarding the impact of Japanese knotweed on property values.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	211037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with the property and mortgage industries regarding the impact of Japanese Knotweed on property values.</p><p>The Government does not intervene directly in such matters as it is the right of mortgage lenders to choose to whom they lend money and what conditions should apply to any agreement, which could include the seller having to provide insurance.</p><p>An information paper was published in 2011 by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to encourage mortgage lenders to view Japanese knotweed as just one of the many factors that may affect property value. It advocates that mortgage lenders draw up knotweed management plans with the buyer and, where possible, owners of affected neighbouring properties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 27/10/2014 17:17:48 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

99830

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend badger culling beyond the pilots in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	211178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Once the results of this year’s culls have been fully quality assured and assessed, they will help to inform the decision on whether or not to extend culling into additional areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/10/2014 17:24:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

99838

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the Sri Lankan government to cooperate with a UN investigation into alleged war crimes.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	211041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We continue to urge the Sri Lankan government to co-operate fully with the UN Human Rights Council resolution of March 2014, which calls for an international investigation into alleged violations of international law on both sides of Sri Lanka’s recent conflict. Our High Commissioner to Sri Lanka has raised this point directly with members of the Sri Lankan government and in public statements. We also continue to call for the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, and the Commonwealth Secretary-General, to use their leverage to encourage Sri Lanka’s co-operation. <br><br>More recently, during the opening session of the UN Human Rights Council in September, our Ambassador to the UN also called upon the Sri Lankan government to co-operate with the investigation and ensure those co-operating with the investigation can do so without fear of intimidation or reprisal.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 17:37:44 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

99848

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Motor Neurone Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of augmentative and alternative communication aids for sufferers of motor neurone disease in (a) Surrey and Sussex and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Since April 1 2013 NHS England has been responsible for commissioning Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) aids for patients with complex disability whose needs require specialised assessment, including for patients with motor neurone disease (MND). Commissioning of non-specialised AAC aids is the responsibility of local clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published a service specification for specialised AAC aids that sets out what should be in place for providers to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services and supports equity of access to a nationally consistent, high quality service for patients across the country including in Surrey and Sussex. The specification can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d01-com-dis-equ-alt-aug-comm-aids.pdf</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has identified an additional £22.5 million funding for AAC and Environmental Controls in 2014-15. They have been working closely with the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) to ensure this funding is equitably distributed across England in a fair and consistent manner. The MNDA are representing all patients on the panel which is reviewing this funding allocation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 27/10/2014 17:07:49 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

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registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Woking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of GP appointments in Woking constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The vast majority of patients can get appointments and are satisfied with their general practitioner (GP) but we know more needs to be done. This is why we are offering 7.5 million more people extra evening and weekend appointments as well as email and Skype consultations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also understand that a recent small survey by Healthwatch highlighted Woking as an area where there was a potential issue with booking and arranging appointments which are convenient to patients. Following this, we are advised that Surrey and Sussex Area Team agreed to meet with the Health and Adult Social Care Committee and Healthwatch to set up a working group to look at areas which could be improved with regard to access to GP services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 17:31:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord